Monthly Archives May 30, 2017

Congratulations to two of our rookies on the weekend who were selected to umpire the VFL v WAFL state game played at Port Melbourne on Saturday. Matt Adams (WA) and Daniel Butcher (VFL) have both represen...

A FIRST trip to China came about in a way Jordan Andrews never expected — umpiring an AFL game.
The Sunbury resident was part of an 11-strong umpiring contingent which travelled to Jiangwan Sports Centre...

An extremely rare event occurred at 4pm on Sunday, the crowd around the umpires race in the Essendon v WCE game stood and applauded the umpires as they left the field. Shaun Ryan and Simon Meredith looked bemu...

“Breaking down the barriers - It’s about what brings us together rather than what sets us apart”. That’s the message from Dave Harris, current AFL field umpire and Sports Administrator of the Geelong Umpires ah...

On 21 May 2017, Eleni Glouftsis will become the first female field umpire to officiate in an AFL game when she walks out onto Etihad Stadium to umpire Essendon v West Coast. It is a remarkable achievement...

Any cheers for an umpire are unexpected, but this shout-out might have had Eleni Glouftsis choking on her whistle as she prepares to become the first woman to officiate as a field umpire in a senior A...

On Saturday afternoon in Round 4, field umpire Rob O’Gorman notched up his 50th AFL match at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Rob’s first official match was in Round 7 in 2014 between Hawthorn and St Kilda at...